Wintrust Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company in the Chicago metropolitan area, southern Wisconsin, and northwest Indiana. It operates in three segments: Community Banking, Specialty Finance, and Wealth Management. The Community Banking segment offers non-interest bearing deposits, non-brokered interest-bearing transaction accounts, and savings and domestic time deposits; home equity, consumer, and real estate loans; safe deposit facilities; and automatic teller machine (ATM), Internet banking, and other services. It also engages in the origination and purchase of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market; and provision of lending, deposits, and cash management services to condominium, homeowner, and community associations, as well as asset-based lending for middle-market companies. In addition, this segment offers loan and deposit services to mortgage brokerage companies; lending to restaurant franchisees; direct leasing; small business administration loans; commercial mortgages and construction loans; and financial solutions. It provides personal and commercial banking services primarily to individuals, small to mid-sized businesses, local governmental units, and institutional customers. The Specialty Finance segment offers commercial and life insurance premiums financing for businesses and individuals; accounts receivable financing, value-added, and out-sourced administrative services; and other specialty finance services, as well as data processing of payrolls, billing, and cash management services to temporary staffing industry. The Wealth Management segment provides trust and investment, asset management, tax-deferred exchange services, securities brokerage, and retirement plan services. As of December 31, 2018, the company had approximately 167 banking facilities and 222 ATMs. Wintrust Financial Corporation was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.

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Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Wintrust Financial's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Wintrust Financial's stock was trading at $38.97 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WTFC stock has increased by 29.5% and is now trading at $50.47. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wintrust Financial in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 6 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Wintrust Financial.

When is Wintrust Financial's next earnings date?

How were Wintrust Financial's earnings last quarter?

Wintrust Financial Corp (NASDAQ:WTFC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The bank reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.58. The bank had revenue of $374.69 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $360.20 million. Wintrust Financial had a return on equity of 9.49% and a net margin of 17.96%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.52 EPS. View Wintrust Financial's earnings history.

How often does Wintrust Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Wintrust Financial?

Wintrust Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 6th. View Wintrust Financial's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for WTFC?

10 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Wintrust Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $92.00. On average, they expect Wintrust Financial's share price to reach $56.11 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Wintrust Financial.

Has Wintrust Financial been receiving favorable news coverage?

Headlines about WTFC stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Wintrust Financial earned a media sentiment score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutWintrust Financial.

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What is Wintrust Financial's stock price today?

One share of WTFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $50.47.

How big of a company is Wintrust Financial?

Wintrust Financial has a market capitalization of $2.91 billion and generates $1.79 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $355.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.03 on an earnings per share basis. Wintrust Financial employs 5,057 workers across the globe.